Political power and social theory. Vol. 18 /

Volume 18 of the popular "Political Power and Social Theory" series is broken up into three parts examining political power, state formation, and economic development with examples from Africa, Russia, and Chile. It also looks at the status of opposition politics in America. It is suitable...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Davis, Diane E., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
Colección:Political power and social theory.
Temas:
Power (Social sciences)
Political sociology.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Sociologie politique.
Sciences sociales > Philosophie.
Social theory.
Political science & theory.
Political Science > General.
Political sociology
Social sciences > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Editorial board
  • Editorial statement
  • List of reviewers
  • Editor's introduction
  • Part I: Political Power, State Formation, and Economic Development
  • Chapter 1. State Building in Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Yorubaland
  • Theoretical Problem
  • Yorubaland as Case Study
  • Theoretical Perspectives
  • Historical Restatements
  • Authority Patterns Derived from unwritten Constitutionalism in Yorubaland
  • Warfare, Slavery, Slave-Taking, and State Building
  • Warfare and the Yoruba State System
  • Army Format in Pre-Colonial Yoruba Societies
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Political Attitudes and Political Participation of Russian Capital Owners: What Matters?
  • Introduction
  • The Russian Case Study
  • Political Attitudes
  • Political Participation
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Appendix
  • Chapter 3. Development and Collective Action in Chile's Neoliberal Democracy
  • Introduction
  • The State and Collective Action
  • From Statism to Neoliberalism
  • Neoliberal Democracy and the Disorganization of the Popular Sectors
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Part II: Opposition Politics in America: Past and Present
  • Chapter 4. The CIO and Third Party Politics in New York: The Rise and fall of the CIO-ALP
  • Introduction
  • Institutions and Political Strategy
  • Third Parties in America: Opportunities and Constraints
  • Different Context, Different Strategy: The Rise of the CIO-ALP
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Sources
  • Chapter 5. This is not your Father's War: The Changing Organization of Militarism and Social Movements
  • Introduction
  • Political Opportunities: Structure and Process
  • Sociologists, War and Social Movements
  • States, War and Political Opportunities through World War II
  • War Militarism and Militarization since World War II
  • The Revolution(s) in Military Affairs
  • Prospects and Predictions for Contemporary AWIHI Movements
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Part III: Scholarly Controversy
  • Chapter 6. Modes of Repair: Reparations and Citizenship at the Dawn of the New Millennium
  • The Meanings of ''Reparations''
  • Victim Consciousness and Civic Identity
  • Fixing the Past vs. Fixing the Present
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Reparation as Luxury or as Basic Need: Atonement for Canadians, Redistribution for Africa
  • Reparation vs. Redistribution
  • Reparations for Africa
  • Reparation, Rights, and Atonement
  • Repairing Relations between the West and Africa
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 8. Republican Meritocracy, Identity Politics and the Idea of Reverse Reparation: Commentary
  • Israel's Land Policies: The Elusive Claim of.

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